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— hued adjective

Synonyms

cast, color, shade, tinge, tint, tone—more at COLOR

hue and cry noun : a clamor of pursuit or protest

Synonyms

clamor, howl, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, outcry, roar, tumult, uproar—more at CLAMOR

huff noun : a fit of anger or pique

— huff verb

— huffy adjective

Synonyms

dither, fluster, fret, fuss, lather, pother, stew, tizzy, twitter—more at FRET

dudgeon, offense, peeve, pique, resentment, umbrage—more at PIQUE

hug verb hugged; hug·ging 1 : to press tightly esp. in the arms : EMBRACE

2 : to stay close to

— hug noun

Synonyms

caress, clasp, embrace, enfold, grasp—more at EMBRACE

huge adjective hug·er; hug·est : very large or extensive

Synonyms

astronomical, colossal, enormous, giant, gigantic, grand, jumbo, mammoth, massive, prodigious, titanic, tremendous, vast, whopping; also big, bulky, considerable, extensive, good, goodly, great, gross, handsome, hefty, hulking, major, sizable, substantial, voluminous; august, formidable, grandiose, imposing, lofty, majestic; cavernous, monolithic, overwhelming, staggering, stupendous, towering; boundless, cosmic, immeasurable, infinite

Antonyms

diminutive, microscopic, minute, teeny, tiny, wee

huge·ly adverb : to a great extent or degree

Synonyms

broadly, considerably, greatly, largely, massively, monstrously, much, sizably, stupendously, tremendously, utterly, vastly—more at GREATLY

huge·ness noun : the quality or state of being huge

Synonyms

enormity, immensity, magnitude, massiveness, vastness—more at IMMENSITY

1hugger–mugger noun 1 : SECRECY

2 : CONFUSION, MUDDLE

2hugger–mugger adjective 1 : kept from knowledge or view

2 : of a confused or disorderly nature

Synonyms

[1] clandestine, covert, furtive, private, secret, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhanded—more at SECRET

[2] chaotic, disheveled, disordered, disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, messy, pell-mell, topsy-turvy, unkempt, untidy

Hu·gue·not noun : a French Protestant of the 16th and 17th centuries

hu·la noun : a sinuous Polynesian dance usu. accompanied by chants

hulk noun 1 : a heavy clumsy ship

2 : an old ship unfit for service

3 : a bulky or unwieldy person or thing

Synonyms

clod, gawk, lout, lubber, lug, oaf—more at OAF

hulk·ing adjective : BURLY, MASSIVE

1hull noun 1 : the outer covering of a fruit or seed

2 : the frame or body esp. of a ship or boat

2hull verb : to remove the hulls of

— hull·er noun

Synonyms

bark, flay, husk, peel, shell, skin—more at PEEL

hul·la·ba·loo noun, plural -loos : a confused noise : UPROAR

Synonyms

clamor, howl, hubbub, hue and cry, noise, outcry, roar, tumult, uproar—more at CLAMOR

hul·lo chiefly British variant of HELLO

1hum verb hummed; hum·ming 1 : to utter a sound like that of the speech sound m prolonged

2 : to make the natural noise of an insect in motion or a similar sound : DRONE

3 : to be busily active

4 : to run smoothly

5 : to sing with closed lips

Synonyms

buzz, drone, whir, whish, whiz, zip, zoom—more at WHIR

2hum noun : the act of humming or the sound made by humming

Synonyms

buzz, drone, purr, whir, whiz, zoom; also coo, babble, gurgle, hiss, moan, murmur, rustle, sigh, whisper; whish, zing, zip

1human adjective 1 : of, relating to, being, or characteristic of humans

2 : having human form or attributes

— hu·man·ly adverb

— hu·man·ness noun

2human noun : any of a species of bipedal primate mammals comprising all living persons and their recent ancestors; also : HOMINID

Synonyms

being, body, creature, individual, life, man, mortal, person, soul

hu·mane adjective 1 : marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for others

2 : HUMANISTIC

— hu·mane·ly adverb

— hu·mane·ness noun

Synonyms

beneficent, benevolent, compassionate, good-hearted, kind, kindly, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warmhearted; also attentive, considerate, thoughtful; affable, benign, cordial, friendly, gentle,